老夫
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | husband; man | ||
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trad. (老夫) | 老 | 夫 | |
simp. #(老夫) | 老 | 夫 |
Pronunciation
Pronoun
老夫
- (archaic) I; me
- 老夫聊發少年狂。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 蘇軾 (Su Shi), 《江城子·密州出獵》 (to the tune of "River Town" - "Hunting in Mi Province") [late 11th century]. Translation by Qian Jia
- Lǎofū liáo fā shàonián kuáng. [Pinyin]
- I take on a young man’s arrogance for a moment.
老夫聊发少年狂。 [MSC, simp.]
Usage notes
Used in ancient times as a form of self-address by elderly males.
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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老 | 夫 |
ろう Grade: 4 | ふ Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Noun
老夫 • (rōfu)
- an old man
See also
- 老夫婦 (rōfūfu)